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Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
MOONLIGHT HILAR'rY.
An Elevated Id,D (iauars soilcItuie for Ills
Full-Length Shadow.

An Elevated Ii,D <iauars so,lcltuic for Ills
Fuli-Lcngth Shadow.
A very worthy citizen whose greatest
fault Is that lie will .ireat" his friends.
and allow them TO treat him. In re-
turn. was looking for his homo In tho
ncighporhood Of Cass avenue and
Henry street the other evening about
midnight. Tho electric lights were
shining. and so was tho moon in n
cloudless sky. The elevated individual
saw his shadow at full length on the
sidewalk and halted. Bringing his
moial-tipped cane down with great
lorce no exclaimed: go honei
'shamed Of you'sclf! You're full.
larned u you ain't. G. home! Don't
stan there. b-bblocking up the side.
walk! G'homc!'
Then no broke out into o snatch OF
long and windows went up and heads
wcro put ont TO listen. '.Roll on-r0ll on
-s-ilver moons silver mon guidethe
raveler SON. Is way. whilst nightin.
gales sing In tipic."
&c home Itoll you! Plico III take
ron ini MY wifo's waitin' for mo else
.-of--of course ole fcl-Td take YOU
,oll on silver noon" t
The last that was seen Of him he was
caning aiIecIidnately on the arm Of
policemen, 5sying With great solcm'
,itv.r " II ~ n a. l|+,.'fF 4
sl'm y.yycpr ilisnd an don't you
',orgct Il. Yoi, TAKE th- --th--that other
Rel h-hoalc--he'e Ind y much h"-De.
seH Free fsaA s'
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
iNSURING MAiDENS.
A Danish Society Which Provides for The
Daughters or the Nobility.

Daughters OF the Nobility.
In Denmark there is society known
as the Maiden Assurance Society; its
aim is to provide FOR ladies Of well-t to-
do families. 1t shelters and cares for
them. and furnishes them with "pin
money!" It's methods are thus de-
scribed: The noblcman- for the asso-
citation is peculiarly for this class-as
soon as female child is born. cnroll
her name in certain association Of
noble families and pays certain sum,
and thcrcaftcr fixed annual amount
TO the society. When she has reached
the age OF. we believe. twenty-one. she
becomes entitled 10 suite OF apart
monts in large building of tho asso-
citation. with gardens and park about
il, inhabited by other young or Older
noble ladies who have. in like manner.
become members.
II her father should die in her
youth, and she should desire IL, she
has shelter in this building. and at q
time fixed her income. When she
dies or marries all this right to income
lapses. and tho money paid in swells
the endowment Of tho association.
Her father may pay for twenty years
and then her marriage cuts of all ad-
vantage Of the insurance. But this
very ch ,nco must enable tho company
to charge lover annual premiums and
make the buc,lcn less on tho father In.
suring. iIc has, at any rate. tho
pleasant telling that his small annual
payments are insuring his daughters
future. and giving her comfortable
home and income after he kas gone.
1t Is obviops that the chances for mar
riage among given number Of
women can be calculated as closely rs
those Of death. The plan has worked
we'll for generations in Copenhagen.
Manchester (Eng.) Foley Holder.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
GAVE UP AT LAST.
The straw which Broke Dakota scttior's
Proud Spirit.

4 The straw which Broke - Dakotn Settter's
Proud Spirit.
A Dakota settler who had had bad
luck financially was finally taken sick.
A friend called to see him and said to
, his wife:
al was surprised TO hear of your hus-
bands sickncss-I thought he was re-
markably strong and healthy"
"Yes. John was always very healthy.
but he got so discouraged at last that it
jcs' made him sick"
"But he was always OF such .
cheerful and buoyant disposition |
never expected to see him give up this
way"
"Yes, John was always mighty
gritty. When the barn burnt up
! an killed the new team he never
said word. but jcs' braced up an
built another barn an got another
team"
"Yes, / remember he did"
..rhcn when the house burnt hc
didn't complain q bit, but went to liy-
, ing in tent jes' as cheerful"
81 know it."
"Whcn IN, farm was sold on mort
gage an the children were all took
sick John KEEP right up as happy rs
f; ever"
.Ycs, that's So"
"By'n'by the sheriff took the cow an
cook-stovc, an a wagon run ovrr
John foot an smashed 1t, but still he
didn't pear to be bit discouraged.
81 know he didn't"
"Then our oldest girl run away an
married corn-doctor, both our horses
died, John got beat OH n lawsuit an
fell down an broke his leg. Still he
held his head right up an said he'd
come out on top yet"
"Yes; well. what was It that could
possibly have occurred to break his
spirit aud make him sick at last?"
"Hc had 10 sell the old black dog for
fifty cents to git money to buy flour.
an the man just bought him for his
hide an nothing else, an We know IL!
Just rs soon as John saw the man tie
old Tige under tho wagon he como right
in and throwcd himself on the bed an
says he: .Samanthy, that's too much
TO stand-I won't never git off'n this
bed live mani reckon won't be
long follerin' him-you orter seen the
way old Tigc could take q hog by the
ear an swing IL right around In q
| circlcr'-Ddkotd Bell.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
THE LlMEKILN CLUB.
Brother Gardner Intimatcs That Hs II
Perfectly Satisfied with This World.

/ Brother Gardner Intlmates That Hs IL
Perfectly Satisfied with This World.
"I wish do world would Lot mo alone
fur couple Of weeks" said Brother
Gardner. as tho echoes Of the triangle
died away. at has got to dat pass
whar' am constantly lookin' fur sum
thin to happen, an it is WARM on my
narves.
"Ebcry Monday mawnin' we kin
look in do papers fur an item to de Of
fcck dat do cholera am sartin to reach
dis kcntry.
"On Tuesday mawnin' we kin ex'
peck to find dat somebody has d'skib-
cred new comet, and dat said comet
ar gwino to switch his tail around an
knock dis kcntry all to smash.
"0a Wednesday .mawnin' We Or
purity sartin to find medical report to
do eiicck dat consumpshun has In
creased fifty per cent. In dis kcntry in
do las five Vars, an dat culrd men
all obcr do kentry am droppin' dead
wid heart disease.
Thursday am do rcg'lar day tur
predictin' tidal waves. cyclones an
iinanshul panics.
Friday ar sartin TO bring do news
dat dc coal fields of do world will be
exhausted in about 2j2. 900 Vars. cbcry
stick of wood be gone var later. an
dat de cull'd populashun kin prepare
fur sorrowful time.
Saturday cands up de week wild n
railroad slaughter. big hotel iiah, q
steamboat collishun an dc statement
dat de germs Of yallcr fever hev APP
pearcd In watcrmcllyons. Dis puts us
all in a good frame of mind, an when
we go to church on Sunday an h'ar
dc preacher tell how glad We orter be
dat we ar lowed to lib frew de week
We feel dat he has struck dc keynote.
81 tell you. doan' caro- two cents
whether dc sun am $4,000. 900 miles
from dc airth, or only 92,o9O,OOO. ]
doan' know whether dc moon am in
habited or not, an doan' propose to
lose any sleep ober 1t. Dis kentry may
hcv 1000 miles Of coast exposed to de
attack of furrcin iron-clad. but ain't
gwinc to git up one mint airlier in de
mawnin'. 1t may be dat dc intcllcck-
tual standard of do cworld has decreased
ten per cent. in dc las decade. but fsc
gwinc to keep right on buyin' do same
grade of Goldfish from dc same grocer.
Insanity may be gainin' ground at dc
rate of five per cent. per var. but mo
an dc ole woman am gwine to smoke
de same kind Of terbackcr an soothc
our bunyons wild de same make oh
salvc. ."-Dctroh Free Press.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
WILLIAM MAKEPEAcE TnAcxERAY.
Born, July II, 1911.
D.od December "a, 1863

His mother. who died not long after
her son, Is buried with him. and her
namc-Anne Carmichael Smyth-is
carved on the same stono aud with n
similar epitaph. The lot has no other
tenants, and an iron railing. rising %
fow inches above tho slab. Is thickly
twinod with Ivy mingled with climb
ing flowers Far better. i thought,
this grave In tho FREQ mir and sunshine
than tomb In that gloomy charnol.
house, Westminster Abboy-whOso
glorics can not compensate for tho at.
mosphere Of death and decay en-.
shrincd there. Some loving hand had
laid floral Offering upon the marble.
I added mine, and came away. thank
full for tho opportunity Of paying oven
this smallest tribute Of grateful ad.
miration to the man who has been
called ~ cynio''-thc cynic who wrote
this verso to his children across tho
sea:
Thought as day was breaking,
My little girls wero waking,
And smiling. and making
Apraycr st home for me.
-SL Louis Republican.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
PARTISAN DOLLS.
An Industry In Which tho French Arc ES.
csicd by No Other Nation.

An Industry In Which tho French Arc ES.
csied by No Othor Nation.
The making Of dolls is one of the
principal industries Of Paris. the mas
tcrpiecc Of the trade bling marvellous
creature consisting entirely OF paper.
with porcelain head. This belongs
TO quita new race Of dolls. which has
driven the old ones out OF the Parisian
market. In making them, fine paper
pulp Is used. and the doll is nodded
bit by bit. Ono workman does moth.
ing but shape the arms. ano ohcr has
charge of the feet. and so OH with the
cutirc body. Elastic bands nro In.
serted In the arms and legs. and the
Joints nrc made TO work so perfectly
that limb will remain IN any position
in which II Is placed. The porcelain
head is moro dinicnlt to make than the
body. After being nodded, tho heads
are placed In an oven, and baked for
twcnty.scvcn hours. They arc then
rubbed with pumicc r.onc. polished.
and painted with tho greatest care.
Tho eyes are made Us carefully rs are
artificial human eyes, and tho hair Is
wool from wild goats in tho niountains
of Thibct. To finish ono of these
dolls, the labor of tl..ty different Per.
sons Is required.
Connected with every large manu-.
factory arc drcSsmakcrs, millincrs and
.hoemakers, who work at thcir own
homes. Ono manufacturer displays
over three hundred different costumes
cvcry year. There arc toilets for
every conceivable occasion. including
marriages and all tho fashions Of the
lay arc scrupulouslv reproduced.
Costumes Of tho time Of Louis XIV. arc
considered very desirable. and the pic
turesquc dresses OF Switzerland, Italy
mud Spain ure often ordered. Gloves,
muffs and jewelry specially for dolls
arc made. and their boots are genuine
works OF art.
Attached to every mnnufactory Is n
hospital. whore dolls may have thcit
fractured limbs mcn,lod. or be sup.
plied with new heads, and ono may
u,.o find plenty OF shops prepared to
furnish their bed.chamb,s, cradles
,nl china In short. Parisian nrt has
every luxurious p.aythins to offer ihs
children whose parents have toll
pursoA -YoutHs Companion
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
A Novelty in Railroads.


1T is q fact not generally known"
remarked a railway official ut the Pa-
ciic, 'that Illinois can boast OF u
novelty In the shape of railroad
which has no duplicate in tho United
States" whats that?" asked q
listener. IA road whose stock Is held
by the original incorporntorsP"
"Nothing Of tho kind" replied tho
first speaker. Tho novelty Is o rail-
road whose side tracks are nino or ten
times greater In length than the main
line." "Whcro Is such q road?"
.Thc Peoria and Pskin Unlon. Is
runs from Peoria TO Pekin. n distance
Of ton miles. That Is tho main
line. Being belt road. caring for tho
cars of tho several roads running into
Peoria and transferring tho cars from
ono road to another. 1t has 'maiy
miles of side track-over ono hundred,
I believe. This accounts for tho peci'l.
iarity of q road having moro miles OF
side rack than It has In Its main line"
CHICAGO Journal.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
A GLIMPSE OF TANoIER.
An Ancient North African Tea.Port DE
void OF Gratifying Sights.

An Ancient North African rea.Port DE.
void Of Gratifying Sights.
Thc'vicw Of Tangicr from the sea q,
very picturesque. the houses rising
one above another. somewhat rs ut
Hong Kong Bat tho parallel
closes as soon rs you pus your foot
on shore. for here Is nothing Of tho
order and cleanliness of an English
port. Indeed. II one wished TO keep
In mind pleasant picture Of Tangicr
he would not land ut all, but content
himself with tho view from tho ships
deck. II. on the other hand. he Yields
TO his curiosity. hc will find himself. as
soon rs he touches the shore. plunged
into all the filth OF an Eastern town.
The narrow streets. In which men and
donkcys aud camels josile each other,
are full OF every kind of nbomination.
To find any thing attractive one
must 20 out Of tho town TO tho cn.
virons. where the foreign Consuls
reside. Tho country has much na,ur.
nj beauty. The soil is fertile. yield
ing abundantly. and furnishes almost
the entire supply for the market Of
Gibraltar. Morocco. OF which Tangicr
is the port, is large country. with
resources which would make it rich II
IL were under the protection and ell.
enlargement Of y good government.
But its government" is such rs cx-
lists Ia tho heart OF Africa. All power
Is vested in Sultan. who lives at
Fcz. some days in tho interior. and
whose sole idea OF the dignity Of tho
position is that 1t gives him unlimited
opportunity of squeezing his unforiu.
nate subjects. 1t is said that he has
no scruplc in dcspoiling any ono Of his
goods or even taking his life. II ho
should become rich enough to be woyih
the robbing or killing No
man can acquire property cx-
cept a. his peril. II hc Is so
inconsidcratc rs to hoard money, hc Is
presently invited TO Fez to receive
some mark Of royal favor. aud on tho
way. going or coming. ''purcly by
accident" he falls among thieves. and
docs not return TO the bosom Of his
family (or his harcm). while his wealth
Is seized rs the penalty for some
imagined crime.
Among tho sights of Tangicr is tho
prison. where one may lool; through n
barred window aud SEQ number Of
wrctchcd creatures, young and old.
tho innocent and the guilty. all hcrdcd
together in one disgusting abode OF
misery. tho greater part probably un'
tried, but none the less doomed to suf.
fer till they or their friends can buy
release. The stories which one hears
nrc enough to mako his blood boil with
Indignation. "Is |. not horrible
outrage" snid high officer 1T
Gibraltar. "that such barbarism can
exist In this nineteenth century. and
right hero In the sight of Europc?"-
Chicago Times.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
LIFE IN LARGE CITIES.
Some Interesting Facts Cleaned from tie
u. 4. Census Reports.

4 U. 3. Census Reports.
Among tho curious things shown by
the census Of 1880 are tho now data
relative TO tho expectancy Of life. II
appears from the statistics derived
from tho combined experience OF thirty
American life insurance companies,
that at tho age Of ton years the ok
pcctation Of lifo Of healthy whito
male Is 40. 90 years In Massachusetts.
however (outsidc Of Boston) this
period Of expo ecta.ion Is increased to
6l.0l years. whllo In Boston itself It Is
reduced to 47.49 years. New Jersey
makes better showing than Mtssa.
chusetts. tho expectation In that State
being 5l.67. which would seem to show
that mosquitoes do not necessarily
tend to abbrcviato life, notwithstand.
ing they may mako II undesirable.
The expectation Of life Of tho aforesaid
tcn.ycnr-old child In tho various prin.
cipal cities Is rs follows: Washington
(or rather tho whole District Of Colun.
bia). 4Z05 years; Now York. Al o2;
Brooklyn, 4sO9; Philadelphia, 1885,
Baltimore. 49, 90; Cincinnati. 4I96;
Chicago. 6O.6l; ST. Louis, 1925; San
Francisco. 4269; Charleston. y. C..
4l.8i; New Orleans. 1000.
Now let us take tho other extreme OF
life. According to tho experience OF
the insurance companies already re.
fcrred to. the white male who reaches
the age Of eighty-fve has still $40
years to live. In tho several places
named above. tho expectation ut age
eighty.fvc is respectively as follows:
Massachusetts,. 6.S2; Now Jersey. 6. 20;
District Of Columbia. 8 90; Boston.
6 81; New York. O. go. Brooklyn. 653;
Philadelphia. $50; Baltimore. 6.l7;
Charleston. 5.l3; New Orleans. g. 25;
Cincinnati. $50; Chicago. 8 81; ST.
Louis. 8.65; San Francisco. 1896. II
will bc seen that, with the exception
Of Chicago. the chlds chances OF at
tanning tho average OF expectancy arc
against him In the cities, while the old
man who has become toughcncd to city
luxurics, and has learned how 10 exist
without ozone, will d. best to
remain where hc Is II ho do.
sircs to reach the maximum OF
ngc. This is especially truo OF
New Orleans. where the tcn-ycar-old
loses twenty per cent. Of expectancy.
whereas II he succeed In wraihcring
tho storm of early and middle life
and reach the age Of cighty.ilvc In tho
Crescent City. he Is given compensate
ing allowance Of iifty-fivo per cent.
over tho average Of expectancy.
Tho census figures gives longer cx.
pectatlon in cyory case ut ago eighty
ive ihan Mceck's mortality ytapies,evcn
colorcd persons arc given longer ex-
pectations Mt advanced ages than tho
standard tables. and they would seem
to show that there IS M increasing
tendency toward longevity In the coun.
try. Long life is especially granted
TO the inhabitants OF St LIuis and OF
San Francisco. In the latter case the
GLORIOUS climate" Is satisfac' orily vim.
dica,ed. Tho salnbrity Of St Louis will
probably be attributed by It's rival city
Of Chicago to its uncrowded bucolic
condition. --Bos!on Transcript.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
REFINED CREMATION.
Tho Now System Adopted for Well
Known Swiss CreniAtoriun.

Tho Now System Adopted for Well
Known Swiss CreniRtoriuin.
The Cremation Society ut Zurich
Switzerland. one Of the best organized
associations In tho world. has adopted
the Bourry system. which Is described
Ms 70 .ws: Like Slcmcns, Mr.. Bourry
only allows heated air to communicate
with tho body. In both systems the
corpse burns directly. No flame is tc
bc seen singcing tho body. but 1t burns
itself by the abundance of hot oxygen
which surrounds 1t. Boury uses car
bonlc acid gas. prepared in n coke nc.
generator, for heating the crematory.
During the process OF cremation he
uses mainly chimney gas for heating
the mir before IL touches the corpse.
which allows more economical use
of the heat. 1t Is Of great adj
vantage that tho chimney needs to bo
thirty-five feet high from the base OF
the cellar, so that II is fully covered up
by tho building. Tho ashes fall. with
out being touched, by an almost auto.
matically working apparatus into the
urn.
Tho dissolution Of the body does not
take place in the dark. unseen and un-
controlled. but the whole action Is
open. Bourry and Venini place tho
crcmatoriun,. which has the shape of u
sarcophagus. and which can be ap.
preached from all sides. In the midst
of tho hall In which tho service is to
take place. There is n little window
ON tho back of the sarcophagus.
through which one can see the process
of cremation, which Is completed with
In one to ono and one-half hours. with
out smell or smoke. Ih, process is
solemn and beautiful. and avoids every
un@,thctic manipulation. - Sanitary
Ncps.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
THAcKERAY'S GRAVE.
The Ircomparabie Novclists Reshn
Place ut Kensal Green.

The Ircomparabis Novciists Resting
Piaco Mt Kensal Green.
I have often wondered whether
Thackcray did not answer "Adsum"
when his own summons came. Ho
died very suddenly early in tho morn
ing Of December "a. 1868. No ono
was with him. for ho had not COM
planned Of serious illness on retiring tho
night before. When found ho was
lying In bed as II aslcep-but the sleep
was tho long sleep OF death. His
grayo Is In Kcnsal Green. one Of the
most attractive Of London cemeteries.
and his last resting place is as simple
and unpretentious as was his life.
The grave Is covered in by low wall
Of brick. on which is laid large hori-
zonial slab OF white marble. perfectly
plain. with this inscription:
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29

I'm spite Of tho waste corn.fodder
the American Cultivaior thinks that
growing corn and making pork from II
comes nearer to making bookkeeping
profitable than any other plan. 1t Is
tn, method by which ninc.tenths Of tho
pork crop Is now made. anil but for
hug-cholera would DO about rs safe q
bx.anch Of farming as any ono could
undertake. On most small farms pork
Is q by.product made from what wouaa
otherwise DO wasted. and therefore u
this extent profitable,
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
a TRUE sroRY.
Irreo Translation of rla,saarecrs Poem

IRE, Translation of Hassaureek's Poem
Two canarl-s, Dick and Sar,
Were PLACED within a cage;
twas Sar who always bit and pulled
Her eonsort In great rage.
when hungry she would chase him oi,
Sal wanted all the seed:
She tried her very best 20 tease
And torture him, indecdi
No s.-S:ns e'cr was heard: q was
The same old story told;
THAT husband In one house with wlio
So'er slnsS, II she's scold"
One Jay the master OF the house
Took pity on their plight;
lie placed Dick In another cage
To stop the constant nght.
But now the little wife was seized
VITA sudden grief and pain;
she few against her cages bars
And ne'er found rest again.
She neither tasted food nor drink,
Her heart was sorely tried;
And after three days suffering.
roor little birdie died.
hut merry Dick sans heartily,
As iinoihlng had occurred;
Her death had no impression made
On this Gay little birl
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29

The Flicker Pa. } homestead. one
Of the oldest In Berls County. changed
hands recently. and the old residents
are reporting tho tradition that In the
stone walls Of tho barn and house art
inclosed two bottles Of whisky as old
~ the century now.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
MORAL:

'Ye wives with tongues that pain and sting
Take warning from my tale,
And take 20 heart poor Sllly's fate
Too late did she bcwail!'
III. NgimsEs, IL GrrEhc Ns'rs.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
Quite Different.

People who most relish gossip take
a very different view Of It when 1t is
directed against ones own reputation.
"What an extremely candid person
Mrs. Higgins is" said Mrs. Robinson.
'See how she exposed those Simkinses
and Wilkinses."
Eyes" said Mrs. Jones; "but II You
could have heard what shc said about
you yesterday
"About meP"
eyes. about YOU"
"wcll, never! Tho idea Of her
talking about INC! I won't believe
another word she saysl''-YousA's Com
pdnion.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29

Some sugar was made in Dakota
last spring from sap obtained from
whlto maple trees cot out sipco the
Territory was settled.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-09-29
; "About mep"
'.Ycs. about you.''

There is one tic-up that every body
San approve Of. and that is marriage
Boston lost